Mariah Carey says "s**t", dress pops on live US TV - video

Mariah Carey accidentally swore and nearly exposed herself on live US television this morning (May 24).

The singer is heard saying "s**t" during a live television link ahead of her performance in New York's Central Park as part of Good Morning America's summer concert series, as seen on a video uploaded on Gawker.

Watch the rest of Carey's interview with the swearing omitted below:

She then tried to cover up the gaff by repeating the word "shoot" during subsequent sentences, but then her dress popped open at the back.

"I love you Donatella, but it popped darling," Carey said into her microphone. "I just wanted to change the ensemblé," she joked before giving the crowd a twirl.

"OK, both of them are out. What should we call this? The Central Park saga?" she asked the show's host, as a stage hand tried to fasten her dress back up.

Carey was performing on Good Morning America in support of her new single '#Beautiful', which is available to download now.